Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. raised its stake in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU – Free Report) by 46.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,431 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,081 shares during the period. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc.’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $423,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of MU. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Micron Technology by 1.9% during the second quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,235 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $645,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. SilverOak Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Micron Technology by 3.5% in the second quarter. SilverOak Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,955 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $364,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Beta Wealth Group Inc. boosted its stake in Micron Technology by 1.5% during the second quarter. Beta Wealth Group Inc. now owns 6,805 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $839,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. HMS Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Micron Technology by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. HMS Capital Management LLC now owns 19,271 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,375,000 after buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.B. Root & Company LLC grew its holdings in Micron Technology by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC now owns 3,018 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.84% of the company’s stock.
Micron Technology Stock Down 5.6%
NASDAQ MU opened at $228.50 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 52 week low of $61.54 and a 52 week high of $260.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $256.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.11, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a fifty day moving average of $197.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $142.38.
Micron Technology Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 3rd were paid a $0.115 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 3rd. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Micron Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.06%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra sold 22,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.72, for a total transaction of $4,966,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 446,578 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $98,568,696.16. This trade represents a 4.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Mark J. Murphy sold 126,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.31, for a total value of $28,389,060.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 219,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $49,499,029.83. The trade was a 36.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 409,756 shares of company stock worth $85,308,033 over the last three months. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Micron Technology from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $160.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $150.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Micron Technology from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $211.18.
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Micron Technology Profile
Micron Technology, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels.
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